Mikel Arteta refused to rule out the possibility of signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a short-term contract following confirmation of Mikel Merino’s injury that will keep the Spaniard out of action fora while.
Merino has made 33 appearances in all competitions for ARSENAL this season, scoring six goals and providing three assists, but it seems that his season could be over this campaign’
Mikel Arteta’s current central midfield options include Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard. An injury to any one of that trio would leave the Gunners vulnerable and place their silverware hopes at significant risk.
That has led to reports that Mikel Arteta may seek to sign former Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a short-term contract that will help cover the injury that was suffered by Merino, and the Spanish boss did nothing but make those rumours worse.
Oxlade-Chamberlain has been training back at Arsenal over the course of the last month having been without a club since leaving Besiktas in August: ‘We explore every option,’ said Arteta when asked whether his former teammate could represent a solution to his squad’s lack of midfield option”
IcFootballnews says…
Losing Merino has been a massive blow for Arsenal, but Mikel Arteta is not too worried that the midfielder could be out for some time as he has one of the best, and biggest squads in the Premier League.
Oxlade-Chamberlain would be there just to cover minutes here and there, he would not get much time on the pitch, and to be honest, would not make a difference to that ARSENAL side, this is a move that does not really need to happen.
If Arteta was that worried about the injury to Merino, if he was concerned that he could not cover the Spaniard while he is out, then he would have got the Gunners board to make a big signing.
But that never happened because he is not worried.
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